{"id":9874,"date":"2017-10-05T18:44:23","date_gmt":"2017-10-05T13:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.wordpress.com\/?p=9874"},"modified":"2017-10-05T18:44:23","modified_gmt":"2017-10-05T13:14:23","slug":"9874","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2017\/10\/05\/9874\/","title":{"rendered":"On Writing\u00a0Rituals by Ronald L. Ruiz- Author of Life Long (Guest Post, Book Spotlight & Giveaway)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0On Writing Rituals by Ronald L. Ruiz<\/b><\/h3>\n

I write in a small, reconverted room next to our kitchen which I can close off from the rest of the house. A big window has been put into one of the outside walls and I have a wonderful view of two mountains which often change colors as the sun moves. When there is too much activity or noise in the kitchen, I move to our bedroom and use a desk there.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

I try to write every day but, because of every day life, that seldom works out and I average about six days a week of writing.<\/p>\n

I have no set schedule for writing except that I generally like to have a minimum of two hours and a maximum of three hours available to write in. So sometimes I write at night, sometimes early in the morning and sometimes that means anytime during the day that I have a two to three-hour block of time available.<\/p>\n

I don’t snack and I try to avoid eating anything while I\u00b4m writing because, believe it or not, I think that slows me down. I will make myself a cup of coffee whenever I feel myself slowing down.<\/p>\n

There is no specific ritualistic thing I do when I\u00b4m writing except sitting in my chair and trying to decide where I want to go next with the writing and how I\u2019m going to get there. Then I either write it down or type it down.<\/p>\n

I always write the first draft of my work with pen and ink on paper and then type all the following drafts on my computer. I started trying to write when I was 17 and I\u2019m now retired. So I\u00b4ve been at this for many years. When I first started writing, and for many years after that, there were no computers or laptops. So I wrote in pen and ink on paper, and I still feel comfortable doing that with my first draft.<\/p>\n

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